“Any establishment can separately make great food, give great service, or have great decor, but the top tiered should excel at all of the above and sorry, LB only succeeds on one (great food).”
“The desserts were very good as well, which is yet another thing that makes Le Bernardin stand out from the seafood crowd.”
“Everything from the salmon dip at the bar (while waiting for our table) to the dessert was perfect.”
“took my father for his 70th birthday (he loves the place) and we had a great meal.”
“We order the tasting menu and I can say it was one of the best meals of my life.”
“Definitely the best restaurant we have been in NY.”
“This is my favorite restaurant in NY and every time we return, it reminds me why.”
“The service was snooty, we sat in a terrible location, and the food was underwhelming.”
“LB is the best of NYC's top tier, but you must order the tastings to reap full value.”
“The only complaint I had was that the service was pretty slow.”View Less
AMAZING!!!. can eric rupert do wrong? i think not. i was lucky enough to get to come to le bernardin for dinner recently and i was totally blown away. the hamachi was delicate and balanced, the langoustine was meaty without being overpowering, and the lamb was better than anything i've had. swoon!…
Place for the wannabe upper class.
My wife and I have made it a hobby to try as many restaurants in Manhattan as we can, given the city's wide variety of choices. For her round birthday, I wanted to surprise my wife with a truly
special place, and I had read and heard a lot about Le Bernardin, so I gave it a shot.
To sum it up: it was a huge disappointment for both of us. The atmosphere is exceptionally stiff, the average age in the (very well populated) dining room was about 60 (I am not exaggerating), and the whole experience felt like dining in a museum. We went for the 4-course menu: the food was very good. That said, food tends to be very good in 95% of Manhattan's upscale restaurants, so that's sort of a given and not really a great differentiator anymore. The price was pretty steep ($300 including tip, and we did not have any alcohol): but again, that's what can be expected....for a great dining experience, which this was clearly not. To be perfectly candid: Le Bernardin feels like the kind of place that upper middle-class people frequent when they think they are rich. For example, I don't think you would find a lot of celebrities in a place like the Bernardin. But you will likely find a lot of people there who think they are, or should be celebrities.
The staff was not exactly unfriendly, but again, they made you feel like they were there to teach the plebs some "etiquette" -- which to me, is an utterly ridiculous, old-fashioned, and almost touristy concept.
If you want to spend a few hundred bucks and have a great evening, go to Megu, Kittichai, Tao, Nobu or one of the upscale steakhouses in the city. Spending a lot of money on food in Manhattan is easy, but the results can be vastly different.…
I can't get it out of my head even after 2 years!. I haven't been to Le Bernardin recently but I've been wanting to go back for the past 2 years. It's the kind of place that sticks with you, from the taste to the atmosphere to the staff. It's just a wonderful place. The only down fall is that I can't afford to eat here even once a year! But if you can put down a few hundred for a special occasion or person I would recommend going to Le Bernardin as much as you can...and bring me something back!…
Very nice.
Went for lunch and it was delightful. Had 3 apps, 2 entrees, 3 desserts.
Nicely plated, a couple dishes didnt really wow me for a 4 star restaurant though. I guess I just expected a lot more. The desserts which I had been told by someone else in the food industry, was their best part was eh. I liked 1 out 3. It was the chocolate peanut that was great. citrus-praline sorbet was outstanding. They combined 2 flavors I'm not hot on and made it fabulous.
Chocolate hickory was too much chocolate and not enough hickory. 3rd one I cant recall.
The 6$ capp wasnt good at all for that price. It was literally 80% foam. +there were coffee grounds. I did not finish that. All in all, good for a $240 lunch.
Ill go back for dinner and try again.…
